ROME, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Luca Toni is staying at Serie A club Fiorentina, the Italy striker said on Tuesday.

Toni, who scored 31 goals for the club last season making
him Europe's top scorer, had been a target for Inter Milan after
Fiorentina were punished for their part in a match-fixing
scandal involving Milan, Lazio and Juventus.

The club were originally relegated to Serie B before an
appeal handed them back their place in the top flight, albeit
with a 19-point penalty and stripped of their place in the
Champions League.

'I want to play and score some goals,' said Toni.

'Any player would have been tempted by the prospect of the
Champions League and a big contract,' said Toni. 'But my
colleagues convinced me they wanted me to stay with them.'

Meanwhile, Italy's football clubs' association promoted vice-chairman Antonio Matarrese on Tuesday to head the body.

Matarrese replaces Adriano Galliani, the AC Milan
vice-president who was banned for nine months for his part in
the recent match-fixing scandal.

An official at Lega Calcio told Reuters that Matarrese had
been elected with 26 votes out of 39 at a meeting of the
association.